The #1 song on March 5, 1950

The Cry of the Wild Goose By Frankie Laine

Other #1 songs on March 5, 1950

#1 R&B Song

Double Crossing Blues
Johnny Otis Quintette, The Robins, and Little Esther

#1 Country Song

Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy
Red Foley

Notable March 5 birthdays in the 1950s

Talia Balsam

Born March 05, 1959
Bob Forward

Born March 05, 1958
Ray Suarez

Born March 05, 1957
Teena Marie

Born March 05, 1956
Penn Jillette

Born March 05, 1955
Marsha Warfield

Born March 05, 1954
Michael J. Sandel

Born March 05, 1953
Robin Hobb

Born March 05, 1952